diff --git a/files/routes/posts.py b/files/routes/posts.py
index 776b8dccd..daea8ff6b 100644
--- a/files/routes/posts.py
+++ b/files/routes/posts.py
@@ -181,11 +181,11 @@ def post_id(pid, anything=None, v=None):
 
 		post.preloaded_comments = [x for x in comments if not (x.author and x.author.shadowbanned) or (v and v.id == x.author_id)]
 
-		read = session["read_comments"]
-		read_comments = [x.id for x in post.preloaded_comments]
-		if session.get("read_comments"): session["read_comments"] += read_comments
-		else: session["read_comments"] = read_comments
 
+	read = session["read_comments"]
+	read_comments = [x.id for x in post.preloaded_comments]
+	if session.get("read_comments"): session["read_comments"] += read_comments
+	else: session["read_comments"] = read_comments
 
 	post.views += 1
 	g.db.add(post)